1.  Boy do I miss Saudi Arabia sometimes.

2. The average wedding today costs 26 thousand dollars? That’s crazy, no?

3. How did I function before hand sanitizer?

4. Gosh, patience can be hard sometimes.

5. “Settle this in your heart. Life is a gift from God. He owes it to none. He may take it at any age, any time, and do no wrong.”  —John Piper

6. “Even in literature in art, no man who bothers about originality will ever be original: whereas if you simply try to tell the truth (without caring twopence how often it has been told before) you will, nine times out of ten, become original without ever having noticed it.”  –C.S.Lewis (H/T, Austin Kleon)

7. Reading and movies are two of my favorite pass-times.

8. Wait – Wait. Does @WaffleHouse do sponsorships or affiliate partnerships? Who can I email about that?

9. I love the desert.

10. I wish I had started reading on a Kindle ten years ago. #keyword #searchable #awesome

1. Few things are more cathartic than making a cross-country road-trip – alone.

2. A 9-hour flight is too long. Especially while flying economy.

3. A 9-hour layover after a 9-hour flight is definitely too long.

4. I saw a flamingo sleeping today. It did not look comfortable.

5. Every single thing that has ever happened in your life is preparing you for a moment that is yet to come. –UNKNOWN

6. It is amazing how different culture can be within the bounds of the same country. And often, the same state.

7. Dear New Mexico: You are killing me with the “Safety Corridors.” I see no virtue in them.

8. A persistent sore throat can be incredibly annoying.

9. How can the air in New Mexico manage to be even drier than West Texas?

10. “Live in such a way that, when neighbors walk by your house months after you’re gone, they can’t help but blurt out something affectionate.” –George Saunders